Senior Planning Manager

2 weeks ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Parsons Full time

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Senior Planning Manager**to join our Riyadh team In this role you will get to manage and lead the Planning function on one of the major development projects in Saudi Arabia.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Leading the Planning team to develop a complete resource loaded Project Schedule that can be used for budget, cost, earned value, and progress reporting.
- Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult and complex planning and scheduling problems.
- Interfaces with clients, attends regular meetings, and provides recommendations.
- Participates in the development of the program master coding architecture (WBS, CBS, etc.), interfacing with all relevant departments and functions.
- May lead in the analysis, evaluation, and development of forecasts for project resources and cost.
- Leads the development of the program master schedule and establishes robust schedule management procedures required for managing all types of schedules on the program.
- Manages a team of planning specialists who are qualified to analyze, evaluate, and forecast project schedules and assess the impact of design and construction risks and changes and schedule slippages.
- Leads staff who are qualified to analyze, evaluate, forecast, and report schedule status against an established baseline.
- Coordinates staffing requirements, assigns and supervises project work activities, and trains personnel.
- Completes performance reviews and provides personnel development for the assigned employees.
- Accumulates and accesses historical data, utilizing earned value principles, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

**What Required Skills You'll Bring**:

- Expertise in Primavera and the ability to plan the work and resources required to deliver.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
- Minimum 20 years’ experience in schedule management on engineering Buildings projects. Typically, 5+ years of experience in a leadership capacity.
- PMC experience is required.
- Proficiency in advanced planning tools and software, including Primavera P6 and associated reporting tools.

**What Required Skills You'll Bring**:

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results under pressure.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in project planning practices.

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